Advocacy

Campaign and Expedition writer for Lewis Pugh, UN Patron of the Oceans

I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of working with pioneer swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh ever since we first collaborated on 21 Yaks and a Speedo in 2012. I’ve accompanied him (virtually, for the most part) on his campaigns and expeditions to Antarctica, Russia, India, Gibraltar and across the Seven Seas, putting words to his extraordinary deeds and being continually inspired by his dedication to preserving our oceans and all who live in them.

Our Op Eds and blogs have appeared, inter alia, in The New York Times, USA Today, the Guardian, the Gibraltar Chronicle, The Hindustan Times, The Times of India, Norway’s Aftenposten, National Geographic, and in South Africa in the Cape Times, Daily Maverick, and the Sunday Times.

In 2016, after years of protracted negotiations, a Marine Protected Area (MPA) was finally declared in Antarctica’s Ross Sea. Having watched Lewis fight for this issue for over two years, I know that his efforts, playfully dubbed ‘Speedo Diplomacy’ by the media, played a major part in this success.

At the end of 2016 we launched the ‘Antarctica 2020 Campaign’ calling for six more MPAs in Antarctica. Watch this space!